Heat-Treatable

6000 Series Alloys
Silicon and magnesium in approximate proportions to form magnesium silicide, thus making them heat-treatable.
The major alloy in this series is 6061, one of the most versatile of the heat-treatable alloys.
This alloy possess good formability and corrosion resistance,
Medium strength. Alloys in this heat-treatable group may be formed in the T4 temper (solution heat-treated but not artificially aged) and then reach full T6 properties by artificial aging.